surprise

Published at: 04:06 pm - Thursday June 19 2003

Don’t be surprised,
Don’t be startled;
All things will arrange themselves.

- Huai-nan-tzu

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Grasp the void

Published at: 04:06 pm - Friday June 13 2003

The first thing is not to grasp
The void.
If you sit in meditation
With an empty mind,
You will grasp the
Unrecordable voidness.

- Altar Sutra

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Grow Old

Published at: 04:06 pm - Friday June 06 2003

It’s good to grow old content.
Cold and heat change my appearance;
The pearl of my mind stays safe

- Han-shan

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